Obituaries

M. A. (Mcrtt) Harris

Matthew A. Harris, president of the Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco, who passed away in the Community Hospital, San Mateo, Calif., on December 10, after an illness of several months, was one of the best known and liked lumbermen in California.

He was born in San Francisco in t877, and graduated from Lowell High School. He entered the lumber busine,ss in 1895 with Scott & Van Arsdale Lumber Co., which later became Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co. Before entering the lumber business he had been employed by a stockbroking firm.

Van Arsdale-Elarris Lumber Co. has always been an important factor in the lumber business of San Francisco, handling a large volume of the higher grades of all species of softwoods.

Matt Harris has had his brother, Frank H. Harris, associated with him as vice president of the firm for many years. Their father. the late Matt Harris, was a member of the Board of Supervisors under the administration of Mayor Edward Taylor.

Mr. Harris was for years active in San Mateo County legislation. He was a leader of the San Mateo County Civic League which represents large taxpayers in the county, and a vice president of the California Taxpayers' Association.

He gave unsparingly of his time to any matters for the furtherance of the best interests of the lumber industry as a whole.

He was a member of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the Redwood City Lodge of Masons, Islam Temple, Family Club, Menlo Country Club, and San Francisco ,Rotary Club of which he rvas a past president.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie C. Harris, and his brother, Frank H. Harris.

Private funeral services were held in Redwood City, December 11.

Willicm J. Nicholson

William J. Nicholson passed away at his home in Concord, California, December 21, after a long illness.

He rvas a native of California, and was 54 years old.

He was identified with the plywood business for most of his business life. He was associated with the Maris Plywood Company for many years in San Francisco, and for some time managed the San Francisco warehouse of the United States Plywood Corporation. He resigned from the latter position to enter business for himself in association with Leo Fleitz in California Plywood, fnc., Oakland, an established business which they purchased in 1941.

Mr. Nicholson, familiarly known as "Ni.ck" to his many friends, was a member of Dingwall (Scottish) Lodge, F. and A.M.: San Francisco Lumbermen's Club and HooHoo Club No. 39, Oakland, and the Oakland Rotary Club.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lenore K. Nicholson, and a sister, Mrs. Anita Babb.

Funeral services were held in Oakland on Tuesday, December 23.

L. E. Behfrmer

L. E. Behymer, 85, pioneer Los Angeles impresario, passed away on December 16 at the California Hospital.

He was born in New Palestine, Ohio, and came tc. Los Angeles with Mrs. Behymer in 1886. His first job here rvas with the Perry Lumber Yard at Fifth and San Pedro Streets, and he worked nights at Child's Grand Opera House rvhere he was head usher and soon became manager of the booth program. From tl-rat day forward he devoted his efforts to bringing to Los Angeles the greatest concert artists. In lB98 he formed and managed for twenty years the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.

Besides his widow, he leaves a son, tlvo daughters and a sister. Funeral services were conducted in the Wilshire I\{ethodist Church, Los Angeles, Saturday, December 20.

Mrs. Christine Rolh Funeral services for Mrs. San Francisco on December Oceanic Traders, Honolulu, the trip by airplane. She is

Christine Roth were held in 16. Her son, Fred W. Roth, attended the services, making also survived by her husband.

New Construction Totcled $1,253 Million In November

Washington, D.C.-Continued high volume of private home building kept new construction last month at higher than usual November levels.

Total for the month, the Commerce Department reported, was $1,253 million, a less than seasonal drop of. 5/o from the October figure and a gain of 27/o ov.r November, 1946.

Total new construction during the first 11 months of the year is estimated at $11,613 million, a gain of D/o over the co'rresponding 1946 period.

Nerv p'rivate construction in November, estimated at $963 million, showed a "far less than seasonal drop" of t%. Of this, total private home building, exclusive of farm construction was $525 million, a contra-seasonal gain of 2/o over October.

Privately financed public utility construction in November totaled $121 million, a drop of 5 per cent from October.

Wcrterborne Lumber Exports

'Waterborne lumber exports from Pacific Northwest portsBritish Columbia, Puget Sound, Grays-Willapa harbor, Columbia River and Oregon coastin October totaled 150.3 million board feet, compared to 87.8 million board feet for October, 1946, Pacific Lumber fnspection Bureau figures show.

Total waterborne lumber exports lor the ten months ended Oct. 31 were 1,564.6 million board feet, compared with 857.6 million for the first ten months of. L946.

Waterborne lumber shipments from Oregon and Washington ports to U. S. destinations totaled 74.3 million board feet in October compared with 9.3 million in October, 1946. Of the total, I0.7 million was from Oregon ports, the rest from Washington.

British Columbia shipped 90.8 million board feet, or more than 60 per cent of the total exports during October. B. C.'s exports in October, 1946, were 81.8 million board feet. Of B. C.'s October, 1947, exports, United Kingdom received 69.6 million feet; China, 7 million; Africa, 6.1 million; Holland, 3.3 million, and France, 1.4 million.

Of the total October, 1947, exports from Pacific Northwest, the United Kingdom received 103.7 million feet; China, 12 million; Africa, 11.6 million; Australia, 7.3 million; Holland, 3.3 million; South America, 4.7 million; Egypt and Palestine, 1.9 million, and New Zealand, L.7 million.

Elected President Of The Ycle & Towne Mcnulacturing Co.

New York, N.Y., Nov., 24-Calvert Carey of Greenwich, Conn., has been elected president, and Fred Dunning of Stamford, Conn., has been elected executive vice president of The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, it was announced here today by Joseph A. Horne, chairman of the board of directors.

Calvert Carey is the fifth president of the 79-year-old company, succeeding the late W. Gibson Carey, Jr., who died suddenly on October 4, as a result of a drowning accident in Florida.

Both Mr. Carey and Mr. Dunning have been serving as directors of the corporation for many years.

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